In this kind of battlefield where soldiers are fighting hand to hand and warriors are fighting for their lives, equipment is very important, weapons are very important, but the most important thing is courage and force.
Hu Yan personally showed Liang Jun what role a general with both courage and bravery could play.
Without stopping for a moment, Hu Yan seemed to have thought about it a long time ago. He led his troops to bypass the frontal battlefield where they were fighting and charged in from the flank. In fact, this was not a wise choice. This side was close to a dense forest and the terrain was slightly steep.
Liang Bing was condescending.
But Hu Yan was really fierce. He blocked a few arrows with his armor. The guards on the side also used shields to block him. After running up, he shouted loudly and stabbed the Fangtian painted halberd in his hand into the crowd.
Unlike Ma Shan, the halberd had many more tricks. Liang Liang's soldiers thought that they would be fine if they avoided it. However, Hu Yan moved his hands left and right, and the small halberd that came out opened a gash in the faces of the two Liang soldiers.
Hu Yan's eyes widened as he screamed miserably. Fang Tian retracted his halberd and caught the swords and spears of the two Liang Jun soldiers. The other party was caught off guard and was pulled down by a huge force.
The two guards on the side rushed up with shields. Hu Yan and the guards behind him held halberds and rushed into the formation along the gap. When they arrived, there was a chaos on the hillside.
Xue Wanche is also a world-famous brave general. He couldn't help but be speechless when he saw this scene, "He really fought in!"
"Here we come." Su Dingfang on the side reminded him and took the horse stem from the guard.
At this moment, Suo Zhou in the opposing formation was no longer disappointed, and was even complacent... After all, Liang Jun, the Turks had fought against the King of Handan not once or twice, but each time they were killed, leaving behind their armor and in embarrassment.
Escape, but you may win a complete victory.
Even if there is no ambush, it will still be a complete victory. Suo Zhou listened to the report from the personal guards and was still watching the battle. Although there was chaos on the south hillside, the outcome was not yet determined. Although the middle road gradually retreated, the Tang army temporarily retreated.
It was difficult to break the formation, but the north side was retreating steadily.
"Drumming."
Suo Zhou gave orders, and the heavy sound of drums echoed in the valley. The Liang army on the south side retreated faster, retreating all the way to the west.
"As expected, Suo Zhou has some tricks up his sleeve, but they are too crude." Su Dingfang chuckled lightly and said, "Drumming again."
Feng Li, who was leading the army on the right, was hesitating. He turned back to look at the flag of the general in the rear, but heard the rapid sound of drums. He immediately waved his sword and said: "Pursuit, pursue!"
Most of the so-called ambushes are actually caused by tactics, but some ambushes are caused by the terrain. There are too many places to hide troops in Liupan Mountain.
Just when Feng Li led his men to pursue him all the way, hundreds of Liang troops suddenly came out on the north side of the battlefield... If the Tang army's right army could be cut off, it would definitely lead to a great chaos for the Tang army.
The Luojiatuo area is still quite wide, but it is already filled with thousands of soldiers from both sides. A commotion is likely to trigger a rout. This kind of example is too common. Hundreds of Liang troops do not need to completely kill Feng Li.
His subordinates only need to cut off, and then they can rush diagonally into the middle battlefield, and stab the Tang army's weak spot in the middle with a sharp knife from the flank.
Standing on a high ground, Suo Zhou looked with satisfaction at the eight hundred infantrymen running towards him, but he did not notice that the leader of the Tang army on the opposite side moved his flag forward, quietly bypassed the middle battlefield, and appeared on the north side.
The eight hundred Liang soldiers who were rushing in were gearing up, but they were all cornered. The situation changed too quickly. There was a sound of hoofbeats in front of them, and two hundred Tang cavalry riding tall horses and holding long spears suddenly appeared in front of them.
Suo Zhou was also fooled. He didn't expect that the Tang army commander was so courageous that he could play such tricks in such a complex battlefield environment. With one hand, he could micromanage and with the other hand, he could personally lead the cavalry in a surprise attack. He simply didn't give up on himself at all.
In my eyes.
It's not that Suo Zhou didn't have troops in his hands, but the problem was that the battlefield was obscured. The troops in the middle were fighting each other, and the Tang army led by Feng Li on the right was chasing the remaining enemies. Even if Suo Zhou could mobilize his troops, he couldn't catch up.
Eight hundred infantry faced off against two hundred elite cavalry that had sped up, and it was still on a dirt road that was not even wide. There was no suspense about the outcome. It was a completely one-sided massacre.
The horse in Su Dingfang's hand easily flew away the Liang army general who was trying to resist. The horse under his crotch knocked a Liang soldier away. At the same time, he also took the time to reach out and pull out the knife from his waist. Without waving it, with the help of the horse's speed, the blade was in front of the two Liang soldiers.
across the neck.
Xue Wanche, who was injured yesterday, did not stay in the rear to take charge of the overall situation. He left the matter to Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan. He followed Su Dingfang, holding a spear in his left hand and wielding a knife in his right hand, killing with great joy. Yesterday's foot battle made him angry.
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"Who is that!" Suo Zhou gritted his teeth and looked at the devastated eight hundred elites who were killed, "Who is that!"
Li Zhengbao on the side whispered respectfully: "It should be Su Dingfang, Duke of Zhao. This man is the first general under the command of the King of Handan."
The name Su Dingfang has always been famous all over the world along with Li Shan. Suo Zhou has naturally heard of it, and he has to admit that his commanding ability cannot be compared with that of his opponent.
In the terrain environment of Liupan Mountain, the opponent used cavalry to make a short-range surprise attack under almost impossible circumstances, easily burying all their expectations.
Su Dingfang knew nothing about what he wanted to do; but what he wanted to do, the other party knew very well, so this battle was unwinnable.
This is a correct understanding. Suo Zhou tried to ambush the Tang army, but to no avail, the entire army moved forward. However, there were insufficient troops on the north side. These details had long been seen by Su Dingfang, but the south side was a dense forest where it was difficult to hide troops.
, but there was a branch road on the north side. Although it was difficult for the scouts to detect it, Su Dingfang easily judged that Liang Jun must have an ambush on the north side.
After a moment of silence, the livid Suozhou sent troops to meet the remnants of the army being chased by Feng Li on the north side. At the same time, he ordered the troops on the middle and south roads to retract, relying on the slightly higher terrain to block the Tang army and slowly retreat.
I have no choice but to fight openly and openly. I am not my opponent. I can only rely on the dangerous terrain to stop the enemy.
Over there, Su Dingfang left Xue Wanche who refused to give up to pursue the remaining enemies. He rushed back with dozens of personal guards and chose a slightly higher hillside to watch the battle. Instead of ordering the entire army to pursue them, he chose
After withdrawing his troops, he set up camp in the east of Luojiatuo. That area happened to be close to a dense forest and there was a lot of wood.
Suo Zhou was also speechless. Is the Tang army going to fight a protracted war?
Thousands of elites tried to cooperate internally and externally to no avail, but did not suffer too many losses. Shouldn't they withdraw their troops?
In fact, in the snowy season, you insist on not retreating and still set up camp. This is a conflict with yourself!
Relying on the terrain to hold on, Suo Zhou was still confident, but the problem was that others could set up camp on the plains, and he was in the mountains... It would be much more difficult to set up camp, but if they retreated to the city, the Tang army might not immediately pursue them, but they would definitely send troops.
Send scouts to investigate, then march slowly and fight your way to the city.
Suo Zhou was a little numb. This Su Dingfang was so difficult to deal with!